Gabon

February 10, 1985 | Louis B. Fleming, Lou i s B. Fleming, a Times editorial writer and former foreign correspondent, went to Gabon for a meeting of the African-American Conference

Scarlet hibiscus and yellow and purple trumpet flowers hung in a simple garland over the mildewed cross that marks the burial place of Albert Schweitzer. "Today is his birthday," Maria Lagendyk explained, looking back at the burial plot from the porch of the long, low, screened building that was his home, his office.